After a dozen years in pro soccer, goalkeeper Dan Kennedy has taken off the gloves for good. Kennedy, 34, announced Tuesday that he’s decided to end a professional careerthat started in 2005 with Puerto Rico Islanders and took him to Chile as well as four MLS teams. In 163 appearances for the MetroStars, Chivas USA, […]
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USL Rewind: Tampa Bay wins meeting of NASL transplants
The Tampa Bay Rowdies, Georgi Hristov, and goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald stayed perfect in the USL this season by beating Ottawa Fury, 1-0, Saturday at Al Lang Stadium. Hristov scored his third goal in as many games as Tampa Bay downed its former NASL rival to maintain an unblemished record (3-0-0) and claim the Eastern Conference […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas stays on top
Top-ranked FC Dallas shook off the disappointment of elimination from the Concacaf Champions League by beating Minnesota United, 2-0, and big wins for Portland, Sporting Kansas City, and Orlando Citymoved them into the top four of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Losses sent New York City FC, Columbus, and Colorado tumbling in the other direction. […]
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MLS Week 6: Three Games to Watch
The first FIFA international break of the calendar year falls just a few weeks into the MLS season, as teams go through the process of testing out new players and getting their systems of play squaredaway. Last weekend was a chance for teams to regroup following the break, and several of them have already been […]
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Three MLS teams in need of answers — quickly
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Three MLS teams got off the schneid last weekend and in each case, defeated a team whose ownissues are rather severe. D.C. United beat Philadelphia, 2-1, which leaves Philly among the trio of teams still lacking a victory. Minnesota United posted a “W” for the first time in itsbrief MLS […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Crew SC and Dynamo move up
With FC Dallas idle because of its Concacaf Champions League commitments, Columbus and Houston continued their winning ways to ascend the Power Rankings into second and fifth, respectively. At the other end of the rankings, three teams — D.C. United, Vancouver, and Minnesota United — won their first games of the season to rise of […]
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MLS Week 5: Three Games to Watch
The home opener for Toronto FC and perhaps the MLS debut of Bastian Schweinsteiger are among the main storylines for the fifth weekend of play. A coaching change at Real Salt Lakewas announced Wednesday, though Mike Petke will be in the stands and not on the sideline at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Interim head […]
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MLS Injuries: Lletget out 4-6 months with foot injury
Bad news for fans of the Galaxy, U.S. national team and anyone heartened by tales of perseverance. Midfielder Sebastian Lletget, scorer of the first goal in a 6-0 dismantling of Honduras Fridaynight before hobbling off in the 18th minute, has been diagnosed with a Lisfranc injury to his left foot and will be sidelined several months […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas replaces Red Bulls at top
A 3-1 loss to Seattle knocked the Red Bulls off the top perch, and FC Dallas, Portland and Toronto FC took advantage to surge past them in the Power Rankings. Defending champion Seattle was one offive teams to post their first victories of the season. Seven teams, including four that made the playoffs last year, […]
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MLS Weekend: Three Games to Watch
After just two rounds of the 2017 season, three teams are already looking a lot better than they did last year, and all three face road tests this weekend that can validate their apparentupgrades. The Fire plays at Atlanta after posting a win and tie in its first two games, and the Dynamo and Quakes take […]